Ester Smith Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Issue Purchase Orders as needed to support production needs while optimizing inventory levels• Work closely with Production and Scheduling teams to ensure that all required items are ordered in a timely manner at the most economic quantity and lowest cost to meet production requirements• Monitor the Material Requirement Planning (MRP) report and respond to changes as they occur• Communicate with receiving and accounting in order to resolve any discrepancies associated with pricing and quantity• Cross departmental facilitation of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) request• Contract development and negotiation including pricing and stocking agreements• Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Production, and Suppliers to successfully attain objectives • Follow up on Purchase Orders and expedite materials as required ensuring on time delivery• Architected and implemented Vendor Maintained Inventory (VMI) process • Conduct weekly meetings with suppliers to guarantee a 99.89% annual quality and a 95% on time delivery rating• Liaison to assure office supplies are procured and accessible to all office staff

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Managed 15 suppliers to meet quality, cost, and on time commitment• Always sought ways to reduce cost by working with contract negotiating team• Forecast and controlled inventory levels for over 2800 part numbers• Developed Requests For Quotations (RFQ)• Analyzed pricing proposals and generated purchase orders to meet demands• Tracked purchases to meet deadlines• Demonstrated outstanding talents with many shop floor customers/suppliers to communicate extensively and to ensure satisfaction. • Managed min/max inventory levels for over 100 shop customers• Met goals that were set by management each year. My target for 12/2012 was $3,055,456.00. The actual was $2,689,938.53. As of 5/2013, my target was $231,327.44. The actual was $137,925.21• Coordinated with engineering and manufacturing on all new requirements• Served as organization focal for company diversity and was responsible for managing and communicating diversity awareness for 23 employees